Curtis Warren Kamman Explained

Ambassador From:United States
Country:Colombia
Term Start:March 19, 1998
Term End:August 15, 2000
Ambassador From1:United States
Country1:Bolivia
Term Start1:November 16, 1994
Term End1:November 26, 1997
President1:Bill Clinton
Ambassador From2:United States
Country2:Chile
Term Start2:January 14, 1992
Term End2:October 21, 1994
President2:George Bush
Bill Clinton
Term Start3:August 1985
Term End3:September 1987
Birth Date:15 January 1939
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Spouse:Mary Glasgow Curtis
Children:3
Profession:Diplomat
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Curtis Warren Kamman (born January 15, 1939) is an American former career diplomat.

Kamman graduated from Tucson High School and Yale University and entered the United States Foreign Service in 1960.[1] He served as United States Ambassador to Bolivia, Chile, and Colombia.[2] Kamman also served in various positions in the United States Department of State, including Director of East African Affairs, and in diplomatic assignments in Mexico, Hong Kong, Kenya, Cuba and the Soviet Union.[3] In 1991, he was sent by President George H. W. Bush to re-establish diplomatic relations with the newly independent nations of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.[4]

Kamman retired from the Foreign Service in 2000. After his retirement, Kamman taught diplomacy and U.S. foreign policy at the University of Notre Dame. He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.[5]

Curtis Kamman married the former Mary Glasgow Curtis, and they have three sons.

Notes and References

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=897&dat=19650429&id=6_JOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YE4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2990,6052067 "Curtis Kamman Promoted In Foreign Service"
  2. News: Curtis Kamman, the former U.S. Ambassador to Chile, Bolivia, and Colombia, to discuss U.S. policy in Latin America on April 19, 2010.. 2011-01-01. 2010-03-10. Vassar College.
  3. Web site: State Department Archived Biographies -- Curtis W. Kamman. 2011-01-01. Electronic Research Collections, University of Illinois. https://web.archive.org/web/20100617152838/http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/biographies/kamman_curt.html. 2010-06-17. dead.
  4. http://www.boyschorus.org/meet_newsletter_2000-03.php Alumni Spotlight: Former Ambassador Curtis Kamman & Editor Jon Kamman
  5. http://www.academyofdiplomacy.org/members/list.html The American Academy of Diplomacy - Member List